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AP World History Ch 11 Reading Study Guide #1 P. 234-244

1. Why was the European reaction to Tenochtitlan? What was its population by 1519?

2. Why do Stearns et al focus on the Aztec & Inca peoples in this chapter?

(Timeline P. 236)

3. When did the Toltecs establish Chula?

4. When did they conquer Chichen Itza (near Cancun) and dominate the Yucatan?

5. What were the years of the Mississippian Culture?

6. When did the Aztecs begin & found Tenochtitlan?

7. When did the Incas come to power in the Cuzco area?

8. When did Moctezuma (Montezuma) II rule the Aztec Empire?

9. Which people were considered by the Aztecs to be the “givers of civilization”?

10 How did the legend of Quetzalcoatl figure in the European favor when they invaded in the 1500s?

11. Which two cultures (located within the present borders of the US) may have had contact w/ the Toltecs?

12. What was Aztec attitude toward history?

13. By the time of Moctezuma II what was the composition of the Aztec government?

14. What are the three groupings of Aztec deity?

15. Who was considered the “paramount” Aztec deity? What special sacrifice did he require?

16. According to Aztec legend how many times had the earth been destroyed? How did this lead to a rather pessimistic view of life/religion etc.?

17. What were the chinampas & why were these significant?

18. Briefly describe the Aztec economy.

19. What were the calpulli & what function did they serve?

20. How was the Aztec military organized? What is the “flowery death”?

21. Why did women spend SO much time preparing basic food supplies?

22. What are the (hilariously) wide-ranging estimates of Aztec population?

23. How did the tributary system of the Aztecs make it unnecessary for them to directly rule all the people under their domination?

Read “Document: Aztec Men & Women”

24. In what ways do expectations for men and women differ in Aztec society?

25. To what extent do the expectations for men and women differ in Aztec Society differ from our own?

26. Did the Aztecs value the same characteristics as our own and other historical societies?

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